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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Pegeen angry with Christy for speaking with the girls and the Widow Quin?
(a) He wouldn't pretend to like her to make Shawn jealous.
(b) She was afraid she would lose the bounty for his head.
(c) She was jealous.
(d) She was afraid they might hire him for more than she could pay.

2. Pegeen punishes Christy for being friendly to the girls by:
(a) Telling the details of the hanging of a man who killed his da.
(b) Not speaking to him.
(c) Banishing him from her home.
(d) Making him scrub the dishes.

3. Which of the following would not be offered in trade for a favor by the characters in the play?
(a) Poteen.
(b) Blessings.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Dung.

4. When the village girls arrive, they interrupt Christy as he is:
(a) Admiring himself in a mirror.
(b) Trying to escape.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Snooping.

5. Which character comes up with the idea of entering Christy into the races and games?
(a) The Widow Quin.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) Shawn Keogh
(d) Sara Tansey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christy leaves Pegeen's house to go:

2. In what way does Christy demonstrate courage in Act II?

3. Which character can be described as a character foil for Pegeen?

4. Which of the following characters could be described as the most impulsive?

5. How does Old Mahon describe Christy's personality?

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